BE · 2014 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Belgium, 2014
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
1,543
Belgium, 2014
▲ 0.5% vs 2013 (1,536)
Analysis
In 2014, Belgium's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 0.5% compared to 2013, reaching 1,543.
Belgium accounts for 3.0% of the EU-27 total of 51,378.
Belgium ranks 8th out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 8.8% (from 1,418 in 2009).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2014
#8 of 24
% of EU-27 total · 2014
3.0%
EU-27: 51,378
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot